banjin
nature_spirit mountain Japanese single tradition · 1
Banjin is a spirit of the mountain crags. According to Yanagita Kunio, the name 'Banji' was actually a corruption of banjin, suggesting that the figure of Banji may have originally been understood as this mountain crag spirit.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Banji
- co occurs with
- yama no kami
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Yanagita Kunio suggested that the name 'Banji' was actually a corruption of banjin (磐神, spirit of the mountain crags).”
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